Homeowner shot chasing intruders out of house

No arrests made

A Blue Springs man is recovering after he was shot in the leg during a home invasion Wednesday evening.

Police said two men broke into the home in the 400 block of Southwest Keystone Drive, which is near Highway 7, about 9:30 p.m.

"Two black males between the ages of 35 and 50 came in through the back door, forced their way into the residence, ordered them to the floor at gunpoint, tied them up and demanded the drugs and money," said Detective Jeremy Dickstein of the Blue Springs Police Department.

Investigators told KMBC's Peggy Breit that the homeowner admitted to them that he has sold marijuana out of his house and that the men broke in demanding drugs and money.

The man told police that he and his wife were tied up. A 4-year-old child was asleep in an upstairs bedroom.

The man was shot when he followed the men out as they left. He was treated and released from a hospital.

No one else in the house was hurt. No arrests have been made.

Neighbors said they were concerned by the news.

"This is a very, very quiet and peaceful neighborhood," said Joe Sokolowski. "I've lived here for about 8 years and I've never seen anything like this. It's bad."

"(It's) very, very scary and I really feel for that poor little child," said neighbor Brenda Lynn.